Girls Program

 

 

Overall Record:  4-10  /  Shore Conference:  3-5  /  B-South:  2-2

 

1/26: B-SOUTH
Pinelands  34  -  Manchester  33  (BOX SCORE)
P: Wagner pin clinches it with 1 bout to go; Livio & Rosetti also pin for Wildcats 

 

1/22: PINELANDS QUAD
Central  40  -  Pinelands  39  (BOX SCORE)
Pinelands  40  -  Keansburg  39  (BOX SCORE)
Hammonton  51  -  Pinelands  25  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/21: NON-DIVISION
TR East  42  -  Pinelands  29  (BOX SCORE)
P: Livio (13-1); Mena (11-2); Wagner (11-5)

 

1/19: B-SOUTH
Pinelands  48  -  Lakewood  27  (BOX SCORE)
P: Livio (12-1); Mena (10-2); Wagner (10-5); Hart (9-6)

 

1/15: VINELAND QUAD
Vineland  42  -  Pinelands  40  (BOX SCORE)
Moorestown  52  -  Pinelands  21  (BOX SCORE)
Audobon  46  -  Pinelands  27  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/12: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty  45  -  Pinelands  19  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/8: LOWER CAPE MAY QUAD
Lower Cape May  57  -  Pinelands  21  (BOX SCORE)
Wall  45  -  Pinelands  22  (BOX SCORE)
Pinelands  56  -  Timber Creek  23  (BOX SCORE)

 

12/30: EGG HARBOR TOURNAMENT  (TRACK PAGE)
Wildcats Finish in 14th Place

Medal Winners

3rd Place
165: Gavin Wagner
Hwt: Mateo Mena

 

12/22: B-SOUTH
Lacey  64  -  Pinelands  9  (BOX SCORE)
P: Mena wins by pin; Livio by dec.

 

12/18: GATEWAY TOURNAMENT  (TOURNAMENT PAGE)
Wildcats Finish in 6th Place as a Team

Top 3 Finishers

1st Place
126: Mason Livio

2nd Place
Hwt: Mateo Mena

3rd Place
120: Josiah Hart
165: Gavin Wagner

 

 

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2022 Wildcats Wrestling

Head Coach
Joe Adelizzi - 5th Season (Career Record: 22-55)

Where They Open
12/18: at Gateway Tournament

 

With a 5-1 start to the shortened season last year, Pinelands was on pace for their first winning season since 2010, before contact tracing wreaked havoc on the lineup, resulting in a 5-6 finish. The team is hungry, and they're anxious to get back on the mats, as they look to end up on the winning side of things in 2022.

There is a pretty good group returning down low for the Cats, led by junior Mason Livio. Livio qualified for the Regions for the 2nd straight year last season, and finished in 6th-place at 120. He will have his sight sets on a Top 4 finish and a trip to Atlantic City. Sophomore Josiah Hart came into his rookie campaign with a lot of potential, and he certainly impressed, putting together a 9-2 debut season. He will also be aiming for big things this year, and gives the lineup a nice 1-2 punch down low with Livio. The lowerweights are further boosted with the veteran presence of seniors Nick Muso and Eric Helfrich, and junior Mark Siino.

In the middle, junior Gio Rosetti had put in the work necessary to have a big season in 2021, only to have it cut short after just three bouts. He has continued to work during the offseason, and is looking to have a big year for the Wildcats. Sophomore Nick Sheridan got 11 valuable matches last year as a freshman, and will be looking to build off of that.

Gavin Wagner and heavyweight Mateo Mena bookend the upperweights for Pinelands. Wagner, a junior, is another who was looking to have a breakout season in 2021, only to have it cut short. Down to 165 after wrestling up last season, he is looking to make up for lost time and put together a strong 2022 campaign. Mena, a senior, was a Region Qualifier for the Wildcats in 2021. 7 of his wins last season came via pin, with the other 2 coming by forfeit. He should be among the top heavies in the Shore Conference this season, and is another solid candidate for a potential trip to Atlantic City.

Pinelands has some nice veteran pieces in place in the lineup that should have big seasons., and should rack up the wins. The team is focused on finishing with a winning record in the duals. If the youngsters in the lineup can develop quickly, the Wildcats have a very good shot at ending at the 11-year drought, as well as potentially qualifying for Sectionals for the first time since 2010.

 

Possible Lineup

Wgt	Wrestler	2021
106	(Sr) Eric Helfrich	4-5
106	(Fr) Joe Wainen
113	(So) Michael Platti
120	(So) Josiah Hart	9-2
126	(Jr) Mason Livio	12-3 / R-6th
132	(Jr) Mark Siino	2-6
132	(Sr) Nick Muso	6-4
132	(Fr) Jacob Greenberg
132	(Fr) Jacob Feather
138	(Jr) Gio Rosetti	2-1
144	(Sr) Thomas Reilly
144	(Fr) Antonio Esposito
144	(So) Michael Mocarsky
150	(Sr) Thomas Exel	0-2
150	(Fr) Nathan Ruf
157	(So) Nick Sheridan	4-7
165	(Jr) Gavin Wagner	4-2
190	(Jr) Mekhi Hall
215	(Fr) Anthony Aguano
Hwt	(Sr) Mateo Mena	9-2 / R-PQ
Hwt	(So) Tyler Glass
Hwt	(Fr) Diego Santos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinelands Regional High School
565 Nugentown Rd.
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
609-296-3106
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~

Program Established
1979

Mascot
Wildcats

Colors
Green & Gold

Athletic Director
Will Sundermann

Head Coach
Joe Adelizzi
(5th Season in 2022)

Assistants
Dan O’Reilly
Owen McClave
Jovan Mena (Vol)
Sean Johnson (Vol)

Section
SJ Group 3

Division
B-South

District
32

Region
8

 

2 - District Team Titles
Last: D24 in 1993

9 - Division Titles
Last: B-South in 2003

13 - State Medalists
Last: Christopher Nielsen in 2017

15 - Region Champions
Last: Christopher Nielsen in 2017

43 - District Champions
Last: Evan Burton in 2019

Career Wins Leader - 125
Thomas Poklikuha
(2012-2015)

Season Wins Record - 40
Thomas Poklikuha
(2015)

 

100 Win Club
Thomas Poklikuha - 125
Mike Molosky - 115
Rob Semprevivo - 107
Chris Nielsen - 107